Sanders: Put Eddie D in the Hall of Fame
Feb 5, 2016 at 7:32 PM
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Former 49ers and Hall of Fame cornerback Deion Sanders thinks Eddie DeBartolo possibly getting voted into the Pro Football of Fame on Saturday afternoon should only be a start. "He's unbelievable," the NFL Network analyst said. Sanders, by the way, was looking back at his 1994 Super Bowl season with DeBartolo and the 49ers, and had a surprising favorite memory. "It was when Billy Musgrave got to go in and quarterback in the Super Bowl after not playing all season long," Sanders said. Musgrave, now the Raiders' offensive coordinator, got in and threw a 6-yard pass in the 49-26 Super Bowl XXIX win over the Chargers. Former 49ers receiver Terrell Owens is among the 15 Class of 2016 Modern Era finalists, and Raiders quarterback Ken Stabler and San Francisco native and USF alum Dick Stanfel are Seniors Committee finalists. During his lone season in Baltimore in 2014, Broncos safety Darian Stewart often heard former Ravens still hailing the dominant defense that led them to the franchise's first Super Bowl title after the 2000 season. [...] it's something he hopes to be doing in, say, The 2000 Ravens allowed the fewest points in the NFL and ranked second in yards allowed. Carolina head...
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